How did the Myth of the FLAT EARTH come about?
427For a time it was thought that the medievals believed in a flat Earth. Today we know that this was not the case, but how did it come to be claimed that the medievals had this idea? Let's discover the medieval maps that contributed to the myth, and what their true purpose was instead.
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Primary sources and insights:
Aristotle, De caelo (Περὶ οὐρανοῦ), 350 BC.
Burton Russell J., Inventing the Flat Earth: Columbus and Modern Historians, 1991
Harley J.B., Woodward D., The History of Cartography, Volume I: Cartography in Prehistoric, Ancient, and Medieval Europe and the Mediterranean, 1987
Isidore of Seville, De natura rerum, 7th century AD.
Isidore of Seville, Etymologiae, 7th century AD.
Mauntel C., Geography and Religious Knowledge in the Medieval World, 2011
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:42 The ancient conception: flat or spherical earth?
04:07 T and O maps
09:01 Why were they drawn?
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Background music: “Bonfire” and “Marked” by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)
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